Mahia
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Maori Māhia, from Te Māhia, from te+māhia (“indistinct sound”).
- (peninsula): From Te Māhia-mai-tawhiti (“the sound heard from a distance”),
Proper noun
Mahia
- Ellipsis of Mahia Peninsula. (a peninsula in Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand)
- Ellipsis of Mahia Beach. (a beach in Mahia Peninsula, Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand)
- Ellipsis of Mahia Township. (a township in Mahia Peninsula, Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand)